Hi Flunkle, you could run it whenever you like, as long as the /log is turned on.
The revised program will work as follows:
eqAuction.ini file included in package download - will have a few default locations listed where a log file may reside in the default EQ install (can windows users post these for me? probably C:\Program Files(x86)\EverQuest\Logs or something I'm guessing?
The user can hand edit the ini file if they have a vastly different install location (different drive or something).
The program will check once per minute for the newest log file between the directories included in the ini file.
The program will send the last 100 lines of that log file to my server.
You could start the eqAuction.exe from any location (as long as libcurl.dll and the ini file are in that same folder - they will be by default after unzipping) and it will still work.
You can stop it at anytime, or leave it going while you're in other zones (maybe you'll catch some great Oasis /auctions or something).
Since it doesn't hook into the game at all, it doesn't matter if the game is running or not while you run it.
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